COGT 1113: Digital Photography

This course is designed to provide students with the photography skills to become proficient in the use of digital cameras. Topics include composition, file formats, quality settings, resolution, characteristics of light, controlling the shutter speed and aperture. Students will utilize their own digital cameras for assignments that require understanding and adjusting shutter speed and aperture, commonly identified by (M) Manual Mode, (S) or (TV) Shutter Speed Mode and (A) or (AV) Aperture Mode. Smart phones and/or tablets are not permitted. This class is geared toward the cultivation of work for inclusion in the student's final portfolio.